With paper so readily available in a huge variety of colours and textures, it’s so easy to get creative with different effects. From the brightly coloured crafting paper, to gorgeous handmade papers, to recycling magazine pages or newsprint, the only limit is your imagination. You can shape your woven paper into cute hearts, or keep the ribbons raw as in our tutorials.
When it comes to patterns, start with some bold, simple up and over designs, then start looking for inspiration. Eye-catching geometric designs look fantastic and you can create suprisingly striking patterns. In fact, in Asia, paper weaving is a revered, traditional handicraft with artists creating the most intricate designs of beautiful landscapes, f lowers, animals and birds.
You can also put your new weaving skills to practical use…
